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This event, organised jointly by Seas At Risk, Patagonia, Oceana EU, LIFE, Bloom, Blue Ventures, Only One, and Client Earth, will bring together fishers, thinkers, institutions and activists to “Rethink Fisheries” in an emblematic tent on the esplanade in front of the European Parliament.

Agenda

• 16:00  Welcome – Gina Lovett (Patagonia) & Tobias Troll (Seas At Risk)

• 16:05  Keynote: How can seafood production support marine regeneration – and vice versa? Inka Cresswell (Oceanographer and filmmaker)

• 16:20  The future of fisheries: Didier Gascuel (Institut Agro Rennes), Isabella Lövin (MEP), Brian O’Riordan (Low Impact Fishers Europe), Silvia Bartolini (European Commission)

• 17:10  Bottom trawling and MPAs: Jorid Hammersland (Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU), David Lange (Danish small scale fishers producer organisation FSKPO), Vera Coelho (Oceana Europe)

• 17:25 Make Fishing Fair: Fisher testimonials by Gwen Pennarun (Association ligneurs pointe de Bretagne, France), Isaac Moya Bofill (Empescat, Spain), Muireann Kavanagh (Ireland) and SAR/LIFE report “Fisheries for a new era” on alternative business model

• 17:55  Closing remarks: Claire Nouvian (BLOOM)

• 18:00  Social networking event: A toast to the Ocean by Alexandra Cousteau

This event is part of Ocean Week – a week of debates, exhibitions and other events to celebrate Europe’s seas and explore how to rebuild their abundance. Visit our page for more: www.oceanweek.eu